Table 2 Comparison of Referral Patterns During the Early (ENP) and Late (LNP) Neonatal Periods by Sex of the Newborn

% Referred

 Early Neonatal Period

49.6 % (4526)

51.9 % (4433)

0.91

0.86 – 0.96

 Late Neonatal Period

32.5 % (3083)

30.0 % (2654)

1.12

1.06 – 1.20

Unconscious

 Early Neonatal Period

0.05 % (5)

0.06 % (5)

0.94

0.27 – 3.24

 Late Neonatal Period

0.1 % (6)

0.03 % (3)

1.87

0.43 – 8.06

Fever

 Early Neonatal Period

1.2 % (111)

1.3 % (110)

0.94

0.74 – 1.21

 Late Neonatal Period

0.8 % (74)

0.8 % (74)

0.93

0.67 – 1.30

Pneumonia

 Early Neonatal Period

0.9 % (86)

0.8 % (64)

1.26

0.91 – 1.74

 Late Neonatal Period

0.6 % (55)

0.6 % (55)

0.93

0.64 – 1.36

Convulsions/ Stiffness

 Early Neonatal Period

2.4 % (218)

1.7 % (143)

1.44

1.16 – 1.78

 Late Neonatal Period

1.0 % (94)

0.8 % (74)

1.19

0.89 – 1.59

Yellow Body/ Eyes

 Early Neonatal Period

2.1 % (188)

1.3 % (111)

1.60

1.26 – 2.02

 Late Neonatal Period

2.7 % (257)

1.5 % (131)

1.85

1.52 – 2.26

Blood in Stool

 Early Neonatal Period

0.2 % (16)

0.3 % (22)

0.68

0.36 – 1.28

 Late Neonatal Period

0.3 % (28)

0.3 % (25)

1.05

0.62 – 1.75

Persistent Watery Stool

 Early Neonatal Period

3.6 % (325)

3.6 % (308)

0.99

0.84 – 1.16

 Late Neonatal Period

6.9 % (651)

6.0 % (533)

1.15

1.02 – 1.30

Hypothermia

 Early Neonatal Period

19.5 % (1782)

24.7 % (2108)

0.74

0.69 – 0.79

 Late Neonatal Period

2.6 % (243)

2.8 % (243)

0.93

0.78 – 1.11

Severe Skin Infection

 Early Neonatal Period

8.0 % (732)

6.6 % (561)

1.24

1.11 – 1.39

 Late Neonatal Period

11.6 % (1102)

10.5 % (926)

1.13

1.03 – 1.23

Cord Infection I

 Early Neonatal Period

14.2 % (1300)

15.7 % (1337)

0.90

0.82 – 0.97

 Late Neonatal Period

1.5 % (138)

1.4 % (124)

1.04

0.82 – 1.32

Cord Infection II

 Early Neonatal Period

11.9 % (1084)

11.2 % (954)

1.07

0.97 – 1.18

 Late Neonatal Period

6.0 % (564)

6.4 % (564)

0.93

0.83 – 1.04

Any Two in List

 Early Neonatal Period

6.6 % (602)

5.8 % (492)

1.16

1.02 – 1.30

 Late Neonatal Period

6.4 % (602)

6.1 % (540)

1.04

0.93 – 1.17

Other

 Early Neonatal Period

3.5 % (322)

2.8 % (243)

1.25

1.04 – 1.51

 Late Neonatal Period

3.2 % (307)

2.5 % (220)

1.31

1.10 – 1.56